R. Kumaraguru
Indian Politician.
R. Kumaraguru is an Indian politician from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Ulundurpet constituency. He has been elected as an member of legislative assembly for the third consecutive time since 2006 assembly elections.He defeated the Vijayakanth, founder of DMDK party during 2016 assembly elections. He represents the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.[1] As an AIADMK candidate in the 2006 elections, he was elected as a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Thirunavalur assembly constituency which was eliminated during the constituency reorganization. Later, 2011 to 2016 he contested the Ulundurpet assembly election for the Second time in 2016 and won as a member of the assembly after 2016 to 2021. In this election, he defeated the leader of the opposition party, the leader of the DMDK Party of India, Vijayakanth. And Third time Winner of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in ulundurpet constituency.[citation needed]He later contested the Ulundurpet assembly constituency from 2021 to 2026 on behalf of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam against DMK and lost by a margin of 5,256 votes and 2.17%.[citation needed]
Posts
- He is a MLA from Tirunavalur Assembly constituency in the year of 2006.
- He is a MLA from Ulundurpet Assembly constituency in the year of 2011.
- He is a MLA from Ulundurpet Assembly constituency in the year of 2016.
- He is a District Party Secretary, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Kallakurichi District.[1]
- He was elected as a member of the Board of Trustees of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam Tamilnadu for two years from 2019 to 2021.[2][citation needed]
| Constituency | Year | Party | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tirunavalur | 2006 | 2011 | AIADMK | MLA |
| Ulundurpet | 2011 | 2016 | AIADMK | MLA |
| Ulundurpet | 2016 | 2021 | AIADMK | MLA |
Achievement
- While he was a member of the board of trustees of Tirumala Tirupati Devastham , he arranged for the construction of a small Tirupati temple in the image of Tirupati at Ulundurpet by donating own land.[3][4]
- Kallakurichi was created as a new district.
- Due to his work, a new medical college was established in Kallakurichi district
- Asia's largest cattle park has been developed near Kallakurichi district.[5]
Personal life
- He was born on 30 July 1961 as the Fourth member of Mr. Ramasamy in the village of Ethakkal in A.Chatanur Panchayat of Tiruppayer Post in Ulundurpet Taluk of Tamil Nadu.[6]
- Spouse(s): Mayilmani Kumaraguru
- Children: One Son & One Daughter
- Son: K.Namachivayam
- Daughter: Elakkiya
- Parents: E.Ramasamy (Father)
- Residence(s): Kandasamipuram(East), Ulundurpet, Kallakurichi District, Tamilnadu.
Elections contested and positions held
| Electoral | Constituency | Party | Result | Votes % | Runner Up | Party | Result | Vote % | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Tirunavalur | AIADMK | Win | 45.49 | V.S.Veerapandiyan | DMK | Failure | 40.57 | |
| 2011 | Ulundurpet | AIADMK | Win | 60.09 | Muhammed Yusaf | VCK | Failure | 32.08 | |
| 2016 | Ulundurpet | AIADMK | Win | 36.04 | A.R.Vasanthavel | DMK | Failure | 34.21 | |
| 2021 | Ulundurpet | AIADMK | Failure | 45.00 | A.J.Manikkannan | DMK | Win | 47.17 |
References
- ^ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
- ^ News, T. T. D. "KUMARAGURU MLA – TTD News". Retrieved 10 August 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Shukla, G. p (26 February 2022). "TTD to construct a SV temple in Ulundurpet in Tamil Nadu at a cost of Rs. 4 crores". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "உளுந்தூர்பேட்டையில் ஏழுமலையான் கோயில் கட்ட 4 ஏக்கர் நிலம் ரூ.3 கோடி நன்கொடை வழங்கினார் குமரகுரு எம்எல்ஏ". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 7 February 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "CM Edappadi K Palaniswami launches cattle park in Salem, says it's Asia's largest | Salem News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Kumaraguru, R., AIADMK MLA from Ulundurpet – Our Neta". Retrieved 10 August 2022.
External links
- Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). 12 May 2006
- Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). 15 February 2017... 9 May 2021
- "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. 30 Apr 2022 30 Apr 2022
- https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/new-ttd-trust-board-constituted/article29455809.ece in 25th Board Member Of TTD in Tirupati.
